Honor 5X description

Buy For

Robust configuration

Great camera

Metallic body

Excellent battery

Beware of

Non-removable battery

Verdict

The Honour Play 5x is the latest offering from Huawei and comes with a robust configuration which is ideal for heavy use. The metallic body, quality display and fantastic cameras at this budget make it more irresistible. Huawei seems all set to conquer the mid range segment with the Honor Play 5X.

A great performer

Display and Design

The Huawei Honor Play 5X comes with a 5.5-inch IPS LCD Full HD (1,080 x 1,920 pixels) display which results in a sharp pixel density of 401ppi. The high quality visuals enhances the experience of gaming and watching videos. The smartphone appears in a metallic body and measures 8.1mm around the waist which makes its slim and stylish. The device runs on Android Lollipop and can be upgraded to 6.0.1.

Configuration, Storage and Sensors

The Honor Play 5X is powered by an octa-core processor (Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53 + Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A53) along with 2GB RAM and Adreno 405 graphics which ensures users get the best performance while gaming and running heavy apps.

The smartphone is equipped with 16GB of internal memory and a whopping 128GB of expandable memory which gives users the freedom from carrying an external storage device. The device boasts of standard sensors like Accelerometer, Compass, Light sensor and Proximity sensor. It also comes with Fingerprint ID sensor which keeps your personal data protected.

Camera, Battery and Connectivity

The primary camera is a 13MP with features like LED Flash, Continuous shooting, HDR, Touch to focus and GeoTagging. The rear camera shoots full HD videos at 30FPS. The front camera is a 5MP shooter which is great for selfie lovers.

The Huawei Honor Play 5X comes with a massive 3,000mAH li-po, non-removable battery which keeps the device working up to a day, if used heavily. The smartphone comes with all the necessary connectivity options such as, 4G LTE, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB among others.

pros:n1.Build quality: With metallic Body ( Doesn't get any better than this).n2. Battery life: Has been good for the most part. With moderate to heavy usage or even while playing heavy graphic games easily lasts for 6 hrs. Great optimization by Huawei . Even though the battery capacity is lower than One plus 2 , the optimization makes it a much better. This being my primary requirement, I've been really impressed.n3. Camera: 13 mp camera doesn't disappoint ( Clear sharp images under good light conditions ) ; Tons and tons of customization options like food mode, slow motion etc. Low light condition clicks under perform though. n4. Fingerprint sensor: The sensor is amazingly fast to response and the placement is perfect for the index finger. Besides unlocking it provides customization functions like swipe down opens up notification panel etc. This sensor is supposedly the fastest in the smartphone market right now.n5. Sound quality: Sound from the speaker is pretty loud. Even the sound quality from the headphone has been amazing so far.n6. Performance: Performance is fluid and RAM optimization is superb as well.n7. USB OTG: Fantastic support. Phone was able to recognize my 500 GB hard drive as well.nnCons:n1. Only charging Adapter ; data cable ; user Manuel are found In-Side Box; No headphones included in the sales package but announced in description. n2. When it comes to updates, Huawei hasn't promised for Marsh-mellow update.n3. Phone does tend to get warm (not hot) when using power intensive application.n4. Even though the build quality is great, the metal on back makes it slippery to hold.n5. Display ppi is quite low.n6. Double tap feature not responding faster.n6. Home;back & recent key are kept inside the display screen,( like MOTO Brands ).n7. Voice wake Up / Smart key are not yet added where other brands recommend's this feature.nnGuys I Will recommend this Mobile To anyone Whoever has This Budget Its An Excellent Mid Range Flagship Phone From Huawei....value for money..

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worth for money

02 Feb 2016 By Ravi Prakash Gupta On flipkart.com

I ordered the Gold color and it is looking perfect.nI have used this phone around two days and my findings are as below.n1. Build: The build quality is very nice. All metal body.n2. Camera: Main camera is very good in good light and in very low light camera is average.nFront camera is very good for selfie and I am very much satisfied with it.n3. Battery: Till now I find Battery is above average.n4. Performance: It is very smooth not felt any lag.n5. Fingerprint scanner: It is working very fast and without error.n6. Sound: The sound is loud. I was able to hear even in crowd.n7. The only thing missing, I think is gorilla glass protection. There is screen protector film on the screen but I am not sure about quality, better I will go for Tempered Glass.nOverall I am very happy with this phone.